Pioneer cemetery explained

In the United States, Canada, Australia, and elsewhere, a pioneer cemetery is a cemetery that is the burial place for pioneers. American pioneers founded such cemeteries during territorial expansion of the United States, with founding dates spanning, at least, from the late 18th to early 20th centuries.

A number of these have been officially designated as historic sites worthy of preservation, including at least 10 listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Definitions

The State of Iowa defines "pioneer cemetery" as "a cemetery where twelve orfewer burials have taken place in the past 50 years".[1]

The State of Nebraska defines an "abandoned or neglected pioneer cemetery" as having been founded or situated upon land that "was given, granted, donated, sold, or deeded to the founders of the cemetery prior to January 1, 1900", and that "contains the grave or graves of a person or persons who were homesteaders, immigrants from a foreign nation, prairie farmers, pioneers, sodbusters, first generation Nebraskans, or Civil War veterans".[2]

The State of Oregon defines a "pioneer cemetery" as "any burial place that contains the remains of one or more persons who died before February 14, 1909",[3] which is the 50th anniversary of Oregon's statehood.

California recognizes that pioneer cemeteries may have become the responsibility of a public cemetery district[4] or may be dedicated by the city or county as a pioneer memorial park if no longer maintained.[5] The law also authorizes the "removal of such copings, improvements, and embellishments which the governing board finds to be a threat or danger to the health, safety, comfort, or welfare of the public."

List of pioneer cemeteries

Dates are of official founding or earliest known burial.

Australia

Canada

United States

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Florida

Indiana

Maine

Nebraska

New York

Ohio

Oregon

Texas

Washington

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Code of Iowa 331.325 Control and Maintenance of Pioneer Cemeteries – Cemetery Commission . . 2014-04-22.
  2. Web site: 12-808. Abandoned or neglected pioneer cemetery, defined. . . Nebraska Revised Statutes . 2010-01-11.
  3. Web site: Regulations . Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

    Heritage Programs: Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries

    . 2010-01-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070208150741/http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OCHC/regs.shtml . February 8, 2007 .
  4. Web site: § 9001. Public Cemetery Districts . . Health and Safety Code] . 2012-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010165237/http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=hsc&group=08001-09000&file=9000-9007 . 2012-10-10 . dead .
  5. Web site: §§ 8825–8829. Private Cemeteries: Abandonment . . Health and Safety Code . 2012-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010165859/http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=hsc&group=08001-09000&file=8825-8829 . 2012-10-10 . dead .
  6. Web site: Buxton Pioneer Cemetery. Ontario Abandoned Places. Apr 2, 2021.
  7. Web site: The lost cemetery of Stanley Park . Alberta Families Histories Society (AFHS).
  8. Web site: Pioneers Cemetery in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada | StanleyParkVan.com. stanleyparkvan.com. Apr 2, 2021.
  9. Web site: St. Mary's Pioneer Cemetery, Calgary, AB, Burial Records. www.interment.net. Apr 2, 2021.
  10. Web site: ExploreNorth. explorenorth.com. Apr 2, 2021.
  11. News: D’Anna . John . Help solve a mystery. Samuel Elliott's historic headstone is at a Phoenix cemetery. But where's his body? . Sep 25, 2019 . AZCentral . Sep 20, 2019.

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